PEOPLE v. HARRIS

Nos. 3-91-0034, 3-91-0035 and 3-91-0063.

583 N.E.2d 1164 (1991)

222 Ill. App.3d 1089

164 Ill.Dec. 842

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Billy HARRIS, Defendant-Appellee. The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. David H. STANISLAUS, Defendant-Appellee. The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Todd RACLAW, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

December 18, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary F. Gnidovec, States' Attys. Appellate Prosecutor (argued), Ottawa and Edward Burmila, Jr., Will County State's Atty., Joliet, for the People.

Howard Greengard, Joliet, for Billy Harris.

Alexander Beck (argued), Public Defender's Office, Joliet, for David H. Stanislaus.

Robert P. Brumund, Brumund, Belom, Jacobs & Singer, Joliet, for Todd Raclaw.


Justice SLATER delivered the opinion of the court:

These three consolidated cases present a common question: whether the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to grant a continuance to the State. In each case the State declined to participate in further proceedings and a judgment of acquittal was entered for the defendant. We reverse and remand.

Although the legal issues presented by these cases are virtually identical, the factual circumstances are...

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